Michael Sam's father struggling with news that son is gay

Michael Sam Sr. was eating at a restaurant Tuesday when he received a text from his son saying, "Dad, I'm gay."

"I couldn't eat no more, so I went to Applebee's to have drinks," Sam Sr. told the The New York Times.

The Times also quoted Sam Sr. as saying late NFL Hall of Famer Deacon Jones, one of the best pass-rushing lineman in NFL history who coined the term sack, "is turning over in his grave" at the thought of a gay NFL player.

To read the Times story on Sam Jr.s upbringing and the relationship between he and his family, click here.